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groin (1121-25)
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groin (1121-25)

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grein;  groing,  groyn;  gruign,  gruin,  gruing  (groig,  groine  BOZ Cont 19.n.8 ),
(pl. groynez)  
  FEW:  grunium 4,293b Gdf:  groin 1 4,364a GdfC:  groin 9,728c TL: groin 4,687 DEAF:  groin G1447 DMF:  groin  TLF:  groin  OED:  groin n.1  / groyne n.  MED:  groin n.1  DMLBS:  grunium 1111c

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1anat.mammalszool.(of pigs) snout: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Come ki boux d'or avreit pris E el groig d'une truie mis  Salemon 6928
( MS: c.1250 )  hec mucida in succiduo: groin de pork en suz  TLL i 423
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  (courses at a feast) Primes la teste de sengler ben armé E le groin plein banneré  BIBB ROTH (G) 1116
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  il (=the bear) fiert de piee cel malleit e boute eynz le groyn al tru  BOZ Cont 13
♦anat.mammalszool.(of elephants) trunk: 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  [si] vienent (=elephants) [de meintenaunt] e mettent lur groynez desouz son doz  BOZ Cont 92
2geog.summit, highest part: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  E al somet (var. (P: c.1310) al groin) del mont une hante leva  Rom Chev ANTS 2107
3geog.promontory, projection, jutting part: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  Vint al roceit que li vilain Or apelent le Salt Brandan. Ici s’estent durement luin, Sur l’occean si cum un gruign  S Brend mup 166
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Mort l’abat estendu al groin d’un cost[e]iz  Rom Chev ANTS 1885
4archit.geog.(man-made) groyne, breakwater: 
( 1478-79 )  [...] in hewyng et apparellyng lapides vocatas Bridge assheler ac in posicione le Groyne oriental'  London English 23
porter groin a
to scowl at, look angrily at: 
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  Ja ne verrez un sul herite [...] Ke ja pusse pur nule ren Femme ennurrer ne tenir ben, mes tuz jurs groing li portera  Ipom BFR 2371
estre bou d'or en groin de porc
porc

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